Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

In Rotterdam, Netherlands, inside Google Ocean Labs, several scientists are explaining to Schmidt.

"Our experiment is progressing smoothly, and we have already drawn many groundbreaking conclusions. First of all, the brainwashing index, which we used to use, now seems to be too one-sided as to simply compare the brainwashing index."

The brainification index was proposed in 1960. It first fits an empirical curve of the brain weight and body weight of mammals, which is roughly scaled to the second third of the body weight.

Then divide the actual brain weight by the expected brain weight for the same body size. For humans, this number is 7.5, for bottlenose dolphins it reaches 5, for orcas it reaches 3, and for chimpanzees it is 2.5.

However, this understanding is too old-fashioned. A few years ago, a study examined multiple indicators such as absolute brain volume, cortical size, and cortical proportion, and found that after normalization, only absolute brain volume and cortical size were significantly correlated with overall cognitive ability.

Therefore, the absolute number of cortical neurons and the number of connections are better indicators. The best predictor is absolute brain volume or neocortex ratio, rather than relative brain volume.

Of course, the brainpower index cannot be too low, so that the brain's budget is not almost entirely filled by bodily maintenance and sensorimotor functions, otherwise the amount left for general cognition will be too small.

For example, the blue whale has a brain size of only 0.19 kilograms, but no free space. Another example is the elephant; of the 257 billion neurons in the African elephant, 97.5% are in the cerebellum, while the cortex has only 56 billion, indicating poor brain development.

The absolute brain volume of a bottlenose dolphin is about 1.5 kilograms, which is comparable to that of a human, and its cortical neurons number 150 billion, only slightly less than those of a human.

Even more astonishing are orcas, whose brains can weigh 5 to 7 kilograms. Their cortical neurons can reach an astonishing 400 billion, twice as many as humans.

Previously, our laboratory understanding was that bottlenose dolphins were more intelligent, able to quickly recognize themselves through mirrors, and could develop a unique signature whistle in their first year of life, which would be called by name by their companions.

Bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia, use sponges to catch fish, and mothers teach this skill to their offspring.

However, we currently believe that there may be a huge research bias. Bottlenose dolphins are small, easy to raise, and can be used for control experiments, while orcas have hardly undergone any rigorous experiments before our experiment.

In reality, orcas possess a richer cultural heritage and greater social complexity. They have distinct group-specific dialects, which calves learn by imitating their mothers and remain unchanged throughout their lives. They also have intergenerational hunting techniques, such as creating waves to overturn ice floes to prey on seals, and deliberately rushing ashore to prey on sea lion pups.

Schmidt waved his hand: "To put it simply, didn't you say you've already established contact with them, that kind of deep-level communication?"

"Yes, we used a suction cup bio-recorder and our AI to analyze the orca's language system, combining about 7 words and basically understanding their vowel-like and diphthong-like language system."

Then we use wet components for connection. Although it's very rudimentary, they work very well together. I can tell you definitively that, while I'm not sure how much more intelligent they would be without the wet components.

However, with the addition of wet components, they are now intelligent beings just like us, even more powerful than we imagined.

Our team believes that even without wet parts, they possess a high level of intelligence, but because they are aquatic creatures, they have developed multi-layered societies, cooperative hunting, tool use, and territorial cultures similar to humans.

But they can never simulate our cities and technology because there is no fire, no metallurgy, no ceramics and glass underwater, and no way to develop a technology tree.

Without hands, they cannot store knowledge outside the individual. Without the cultural ratchet effect, each generation can only inherit verbally from the previous one, making long-term accumulation impossible.

Furthermore, we must say that the antidigital thumbs of primates are practically cheating in biology.

Schmidt said with a bitter face, "Every piece of information you've given me makes me think that the game competition Chen Yiran organized in the Oasis, with its marine creatures attacking humans, is really going to happen."

Are you sure that even so, you would recommend granting them just a few extra permissions?

The scientist's eyes immediately lit up: "Don't be afraid, CEO! We at Google need to be more aggressive to close the gap between us and Aurora."

Orca brains have more folds and convolutions than humans, and their cortex is thinner and more extensive, but they lack the granular layer, which is the main thalamic input layer for terrestrial mammals.

This fundamentally changes the way they organize their information processing hierarchy compared to humans. They also have special Von Economo neurons, which are large spindle-shaped cells that can be used to make rapid judgments.

We believe that while it may not be as advanced as humans in abstract symbol manipulation, it surpasses humans in comprehensive judgment, emotional integration, and acoustic spatial reasoning.

From our actual interactions, they have indeed given us many new perspectives. Their thinking is an effective supplement to ours, and we have already achieved some results in terms of the sound of flowing water and spatial relationships!

Integrating them into wet components, or even helping them manufacture external limbs, could unleash even greater creativity! This would be very beneficial to our development.

Schmidt pondered for a long time, feeling that the decision he was about to make would be revolutionary; it might take Google to greater heights, or it might plunge it directly into the abyss.

He couldn't offer any technical insights. He could understand what the scientists were saying, but he couldn't offer any suggestions. Even if he wanted to take some measures, he didn't think it would be safe.

After much thought, he decided to start with socialization. Since orcas are so good at social management, why not try some politics?

Schmidt glanced at the documents in his hand and asked, "The relationship between orcas and dolphins isn't very good?"

The scientist opposite him didn't understand what he meant, so he quickly explained: "Strictly speaking, orcas also belong to the dolphin family. They are the largest members of the dolphin family, in fact, they are the largest dolphins."

You should be referring to the relationship between bottlenose dolphins and killer whales.

We've gained some new insights into this as well! I never imagined I could talk to an orca; he personally explained the differences between various orcas to me!

Strictly speaking, there are three types of orcas. One type is the pelagic type, which are fish-eating orcas that like to eat sharks, mainly Pacific sleeper sharks, but also Pacific spiny sharks and blue sharks. They rarely eat bony fish.

They are picky eaters, preferring shark liver and often only consuming it after a kill. They are the most extroverted, frequently exchanging members within their groups, though some are solitary hunters. These killer whales do not eat mammals at all and make loud noises while hunting, unafraid of scaring away other animals.

The second type is the transient type; they are carnivorous, mainly feeding on harbor seals, as well as dolphins and northern sea lions. They will also attack calf whales and gray whale calves.

They don't eat fish at all, they only eat mammals. In 1970, there was a case where a captured orca refused to eat fish and starved itself to death.

Passing prey have very sensitive hearing, so they hardly need echolocation when hunting, relying entirely on passive listening and sparse clicking sounds.

The third type of resident species is the fish-eating type, which is the two species we are discussing now. They prefer king salmon with high fat content, and some with a wider range of tastes also eat pollock and mackerel.

Here's the key point: they confirmed with us that our previous understanding was accurate. Although the three types of killer whales overlap and are distributed in the same sea area, their languages ​​can be described as three dialects, and they are basically completely isolated from each other and do not mate.

Our new knowledge is that resident killer whales cooperate with bottlenose dolphins, or possibly other types of dolphins. In any case, resident killer whales will actively change course to follow dolphin pods, secretly using the dolphins' sonic calls to locate king salmon in deep water.

King salmon are too large for bottlenose dolphins to swallow whole. Therefore, they hunt together, with the orcas feeding the bottlenose dolphins scraps of flesh after tearing the large fish apart. The orcas also protect the bottlenose dolphins from attacks by transient orcas.

Schmidt, barely suppressing his absurdity, asked, "So, if we go to carnivorous, or transient, killer whales to connect them to the wet mount, and then connect some bottlenose dolphins to the wet mount, they'll fight amongst themselves."

"Unlike in the aurora game, will the marine life unite to attack us?"

The scientist on the other end of the line was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I can't be sure, but judging from their past habits, it's undoubtedly possible."

While I think your concerns are unfounded, both killer whales and bottlenose dolphins are very friendly to humans.

We have spoken directly with them before, and they said it's a tradition, something their elders taught them to be close to humans.

This should have become a kind of self-perception for them, at least outside the Sea of ​​Japan.

Schmidt had never thought before that he would have to use orcas to counterbalance bottlenose dolphins, but upon reflection, it seemed to be the most reasonable approach.

"That's settled then. Give them all the permissions, including for all kinds of orcas and bottlenose dolphins. Let's see what they can come up with."

Schmidt finished speaking and went straight home.

To keep up with the progress of the experiment, he has moved his home nearby.

Although he has never actually seen those marine creatures, he still has some expectations.

Deep down, he had always harbored doubts about the occurrence of the aurora.

Chen Yiran was strong before, but not this strong. How did she inexplicably create something as absurd as wet parts?

If you do the math, it means he became this strong not long after he bought Lanai Island.

Maybe he really did create some kind of weird device back then and got involved with marine life!

It can't be that they conducted some kind of experiment and then saw some higher-dimensional world that looked like this, right?

In any case, this was his last stand. Schmidt prayed in his heart that Aurora would stop playing games and not focus all its attention on the ocean, so as not to affect Google's plans.

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In reality, Aurora did not keep its sights on the ocean. With the frantic launches of Starlink, Aurora finally discovered a problem that urgently needed to be solved, even a problem that could not be delayed.

That is, there is too much trash in space.